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DIRECTORS PAGE TZ1 B) 105 YO BDAY PARTY-NATSVO
NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC
WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-TRX-SSTOPS-MAPFLY STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS
WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-REM7 ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP
WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-VOWIPE FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL
WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-SOTVO PALM BEACH GROWHOUSE PHONER
WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-REM7 COSTELLO TRIAL DAY FIVE-OC-BOXES
ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-TRX-OC-BOXES COSTELLO TRIAL DAY FIVE-REM1
ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-REM2 COSTELLO TRIAL DAY FIVE-tten t
ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-PKG COSTELLO TRIAL DAY FIVE-REM1
ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-REM2 TAMPA SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS
COLLIER STALKER ARREST-SS-BOXES LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-OC
COLLIER STALKER ARREST-REM26 LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-CKW
COLLIER STALKER ARREST-TRX-PKG LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-PKG
COLLIER STALKER ARREST-REM26 LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-CKW
SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-OC-BOXES-SS-MAPFLY CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN-OC
SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-RTR2 (CELL) TWINS READ ACROSS AMERICA-VOTOPS
SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-VO-SS TWINS READ ACROSS AMERICA-SOT
SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-SOT SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
EDISON BANK ROBBERY-OC-VOWIPE RORY MCILROY WITHDRAWS-ONCAM
FIFTH THIRD BANK ROBBERY-VOTOPS-SS HONDA CLASSIC ROUND 2-VOTOPS
SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-RTR2 (CELL) HONDA SCORES-CGTOPS
FM 17 DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED-VOWIPE FGCU KEEPS ASUN TITLE HOPES ALIVE-VOTOPS
FM 17 DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED-SOTVO ENFIELD REAX-SOTTOPS
CAPE MOTORCYCLE CRASH FOLO-SS-VO MIAMI DUKE PREVIEW-VOTOPS
CAPE VETERANS CRASH FOLO-VOWIPE KADJI REAX-SOTTOPS
CAPE VETERANS CRASH FOLO-SOTVO DALLAS CRAWFORD 2ND ON DEPTH CHART-VOTOPS
TANGLEWOOD BUS CRASH-VO RED SOX TONIGHT-ONCAM
FM BUS CRASH-VOTOPS SPRING TRAINING SCORES-CGTOPS
NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-VOWIPE EVERBLADES PINK JERSEYS-VOTOPS
NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-SOTVO SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM
BONITA SLOTS TRIP-VOWIPE RACE FOR THE CURE-SS-BNR-OC
MISSING CHILD ALERT-SSTOPS 105 YO BDAY PARTY-NATSTOPSVO
NBC2 PROGRAMMING NOTE-OC 105 YO BDAY PARTY-SOTVO
TEASE ONE-OC CLOSE-4SHOT
TZ1 A) LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-VO  


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NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP


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WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-TRX-SSTOPS-MAPFLY


ANOTHER BANK ROBBERY HAPPENING JUST HOURS BEFORE --

A GUY HIT THE WELLS FARGO ON PALM BEACH BOULEVARD AND DEMANDED CASH.

N-B-C TWO'S JIM SPIEWAK IS LIVE WITH THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT.

JIM. Return to index of stories...


WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-REM7


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WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-VOWIPE


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WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-SOTVO


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WELLS FARGO FM BANK ROBBERY-REM7


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ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-TRX-OC-BOXES


FURIOUS PASSENGER IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY TONIGHT.

ALLEGIANT AIR SUDDENDLY CANCELLED ITS FLIGHTS--

AND SOME PASSENGERS SAY THEY'VE BEEN STRANDED FOR DAYS.

N-B-C TWO'S SARA MILES IS LIVE FROM OUR CHARLOTTE COUNTY MOBILE NEWSROOM WITH THE BREAKING DETAILS. Return to index of stories...


ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-REM2


SOON PEORIA PASSENGERS WILL FIND OUT IF THEIR ALLEGIANT FLIGHT WILL FINALLY TAKE OFF - AFTER BEING RESCHEDULED OVER AND OVER ITS SCHEDULED FOR 6:50.

BUT THEY AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WAITING - A GROUP TO SPRINGFIELD FOUND OUT THEIR FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED TODAY. Return to index of stories...


ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-PKG


TAKE TRACKED SOTVOSOT

"its verry upsetting no one should have to worry about my travel i should be able to board a plane and go and arrive and be with my family." katy ruee - cape coral THIS AFTERNOON THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT PACKED WITH PEOPLE EAGER TO FIND OUT IF THEIR PLANE WOULD TAKE OFF.

YESTERDAY PASSENGERS FLYING TO PEORIA WERE MET WITH DELAYS WHEN AN ALLEGIANT AIR SPOKES PERSON SAYS THEIR PLANE HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES AND COULDN'T TAKE OFF.

THEN LATER A CREW SHORTAGE GROUNDED THE PLANE LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS RESCHEDULED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE TODAY.

PASSENGERS HEADED TO SPRINGFIELD ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR SITUATION - MECHANICAL AND CREW ISSUES GROUNDED THEIR FLIGHT UNTIL SOMETIME TOMORROW.

"its beyond these peoples control but when you feel like you've been treated fairly and you have been told the straight story i think you take it a lot better than when you've been treated less than perfect. and you've been misled." patrick ratliffe Return to index of stories...


ALLEGIANT AIR CANCELS-REM2


TAKE SARA --

ALLEGIANT AIR SPOKESPERSON TELLS US THEY HAVE DONE THEIR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH A PLACE TO STAY, REFUNDS AND VOUCHERS.

WE CHECKED OUT ALLEGIANTS TRAVEL ADVISORY ON THEIR WEBSITE -- TURNS OUT THESE TWO FLIGHTS WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES WITH PROBLEMS.

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COLLIER STALKER ARREST-SS-BOXES


A HARMLESS CONFESSION OF LOVE --

OR A FATAL ATTRACTION?

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN --

SLASHED THROUGH A SCREEN WINDOW AND LEFT A LOVE NOTE FOR HIS NEIGHBOR--

VOWING TO RETURN.

BUT WHEN HE SHOWED UP AGAIN --

DEPUTIES PUT HIM IN CUFFS.

N-B-C TWO'S RICK RITTER IS LIVE FROM THE HOUSE IN GOLDEN GATE --

WHERE THE VICTIM WHO YOU SPOKE TO EXCLUSIVELY --

IS STILL PRETTY SHAKEN UP TONIGHT. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER STALKER ARREST-REM26


IT WAS CERTAINLY A FRIGHTENING INCIDENT THAT HAS THIS HOMEOWNER ON EDGE. DEPUTIES SAY THE SUSPECT HOPPED THE FENCE, INTO THE VICTIMS YARD. THAT'S WHEN HE CUT A HOLE THROUGH HER BEDROOM SCREEN RIGHT HERE - AND TAPED A NOTE ON THE BLINDS SO SHE SAW IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT THAT VICTIM SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH NBC2. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER STALKER ARREST-TRX-PKG


Victim/20:55:08 "I'm not safe, I don't feel safe anymore."

VIOLATED AND DISTURBED- TONIGHT A GOLDEN GATE WOMAN IS BEYOND SHAKEN UP.

Victim/20:52:05 "I never thought this would happen here."

IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF A NOTE FROM A SECRET ADMIRER.

ONE THAT HAS THIS MAN BEHIND BARS - 35-YEAR OLD LUCINO ROCHA-RAMOS - AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.

DEPUTIES SAY ROCHA-RAMOS CAME INTO THE VICTIMS YARD TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING - CUT A HOLE THROUGH HER BEDROOM SCREEN AND LEFT A NOTE ON THE BLINDS.

THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN IN SPANISH AND SAID THINGS LIKE "SINCE THE DAY I SAW YOU, I LIKED YOU."

AND

Victim "20:51:08 "I'll come by Wednesday to chat with you at 11 and 12 but don't tell anyone about this letter. I want to get to know you more, signed your secret admirer."

THE VICTIM NOTIFIED DEPUTIES AND SURE ENOUGH, ROCHA-RAMOS CAME BACK THE NEXT NIGHT - THAT'S WHEN THEY ARRESTED HIM.

THE REPORT SAYS THE SUSPECT IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN - AND LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VICTIM.

Victim/20:53:33 "I never met him in my life."

WHICH IS WHY THE 31-YEAR OLD WOMAN FEARS THAT HE COULD'VE BEEN SPYING ON HER FOR DAYS.

Victim/20:52:23 "Who knows how many nights he's done this where I'm undressing, or my children are there." Return to index of stories...


COLLIER STALKER ARREST-REM26


RICK LIVE

TONIGHT RAMOS IS STILL BEING HELD AT THE NAPLES JAIL CENTER ON FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND. WE'RE LIVE IN CC, RR, NBC2 Return to index of stories...


SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-OC-BOXES-SS-MAPFLY


BREAKING NEWS AT SIX --

TWO BANK ROBBERIES IN LEE COUNTY WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF EACH OTHER --

THAT MAKES FOUR THIS WEEK --

AND STRANDED --

FRUSTRATED PASSENGERS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY --

N-B-C TWO'S IS ON TOP OF BOTH THESE DEVELOPING STORIES --

BUT WE BEGIN WITH THAT BANK ROBBERY IN SOUTH FORT MYERS --

N-B-C TWO'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE RIGHT NOW AT THE FIFTH THIRD BANK ON 41 JUST SOUTH OF GLADIOLOUS WITH THE BREAKING DETAILS.

JOELLE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A SERIEL BANK ROBBER OUT THERE. Return to index of stories...


SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-RTR2 (CELL)


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SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-VO-SS


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SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-SOT


is he considered dangerous? Anyone that is brazen enough to commit a crime such as a bank robbery has to be considered armed and dangerous. Return to index of stories...


EDISON BANK ROBBERY-OC-VOWIPE


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FIFTH THIRD BANK ROBBERY-VOTOPS-SS


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SOUTH FORT MYERS BANK ROBBERY-RTR2 (CELL)


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FM 17 DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED-VOWIPE


A SIX MONTH UNDERCOVER OPERATION IN LEE COUNTY --

TAKES MORE THAN A DOZEN DRUG DEALERS OFF THE STREETS --

MANY OF THEM DOING BUSINESS NEAR SCHOOLS.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARRESTED 17 PEOPLE. FOR SELLING COCAINE --

HEROINE AND MARIJUANA.

INVESTIGATORS SAY TEN OF THEM SOLD DRUGS TO UNDERCOVER OFFICERS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL --

AND NONE OF THEM HAD ANY REGARD FOR WHERE THEY WERE. Return to index of stories...


FM 17 DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED-SOTVO


28:30 our hope is that it will reduce the violent crime, we'll never see the result sot our efforts because who knows we could have stopped a homicide by arresting one of these guys 38

POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 11 *MORE SUSPECTS.

SO FAR, THIS OPERATION HAS RESULTED IN 65 FELONY CHARGES. Return to index of stories...


CAPE MOTORCYCLE CRASH FOLO-SS-VO


WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED IN A FIERY MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN CAPE CORAL.

FAMILY TELLS US ALVIN FAILS WORKED AT THE BODY WORKS GYM OFF HANDCOKC BRIDGE PARKWAY --

WE WENT BY THE GYM AND IT WAS CLOSED.

POLICE SAY AN S-U-V PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD YESTERDAY.

WE'RE TOLD FAILS WAS WEARING A HELMET.

THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE S-U-V WERE NOT INJURED.

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING. Return to index of stories...


CAPE VETERANS CRASH FOLO-VOWIPE


WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS KILLED IN A CRASH ON VETERAN'S PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL LAST NIGHT.

CAPE CORAL POLICE TELL US - JOANNE GRIMES WAS ONE OF TWO PEOPLE KILLED.

THE VENICE WOMAN DIED AFTER THE WHITE VAN SHE WAS RIDING IN FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF.

THE OTHER PERSON IN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.

POLICE SAY JASON JONES CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND A MEDIAN BEFORE COLLIDING WITH GRIME'S CAR. Return to index of stories...


CAPE VETERANS CRASH FOLO-SOTVO


dana coston/ sergeant / cape police

when you start talking about double digit fatalities, you usually are thinking that's the number for the entire year

POLICE TELL US CHARGES COULD BE FILED, PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


TANGLEWOOD BUS CRASH-VO


A SCARY RIDE HOME FOR STUDENTS ON BOARD A BUS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS TONIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY THE BUS CRASHED INTO THREE CARS NEAR TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY.

WE'RE TOLD THE BUS DRIVER LOOKED DOWN TO BUCKLE HER SEATBELT AND RAN INTO A TRUCK.

THEN IN A MOMENT OF PANIC --

STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT ANOTHER CAR.

NO CHILDREN ON THE BUS WERE HURT. Return to index of stories...


FM BUS CRASH-VOTOPS


MEANWHILE A BUS DRIVER FROM JAMES STEVENS ACADEMY IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT --

AFTER POLICE SAY IT SLAMMED INTO A GARBAGE TRUCK.

NONE OF THE STUDENTS ON BOARD WERE INJURED.

ONE PERSON ON THE GARBAGE TRUCK SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-VOWIPE


A FAMILY IN COLLIER COUNTY --

THANKFUL TONIGHT AFTER A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THEIR GARAGE --

EVERYONE INSIDE GETTING OUT SAFELY.

IT HAPPENED AT FAIRWAY CIRCLE --

JUST OFF IMMOKALEE ROAD IN NORTH NAPLES EARLY THIS MORNING.

CREWS SHOWED UP WITHIN MINUTES --

AND WERE ABLE TO KEEP FLAMES FROM SPREADING TO THE HOME.

WHILE THE GARAGE IS A LOSS --

THIS FAMILY REALIZES HOW FORTUNATE THEY REALLY WERE. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES HOUSE FIRE-SOTVO


Michel Olson/5:19:03 "It could've been far more tragic." All we keep repeating is the fact that our animals are fine and we're alive."

THE RED CROSS IS PUTTING THE FAMILY UP IN A HOTEL FOR NOW.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


BONITA SLOTS TRIP-VOWIPE


BONITA SPRINGS CITY LEADERS ARE HITTING THE ROAD TO SELL LAWMAKERS ON SLOT MACHINES.

A GROUP WILL TAKE A CHARTER BUS TO TALLAHASSEE ON TUESDAY.

THEY WANT TO CONVINCE LEGISLATORS TO APPROVE A TWO YEAR TEST RUN OF SLOT MACHINES AT THE NAPLES GREYHOUND TRACK.

FLORIDA'S SENATE GAMBLING COMMITTEE ADMITTED THEY MIGHT NOT GET TO THE ISSUE THIS SESSION.

THE TRACK'S OWNERS NEED PERMISSION FROM THE STATE BEFORE THE MACHINES CAN OPERATE. Return to index of stories...


MISSING CHILD ALERT-SSTOPS


THERE IS A MISSING CHILD ALERT TONIGHT.

CHARLES FRAZIER WAS LAST SEEN IN ORLANDO.

THE 12 YEAR OLD WAS LAST SEEN WEARING BROWN SHORTS --

BLACK SHOES AND A BLACK HOODED JACKET WITH WHITE STRIPES.

IF YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL AUTHORITIES. Return to index of stories...


NBC2 PROGRAMMING NOTE-OC


A QUICK PROGRAMMING NOTE --

N-B-C TWO WILL NOT HAVE SUNDAY MORNING NEWSCASTS THIS WEEK AS OUR ENGINEER DEPARTMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE AN UPGRADE TO OUR SYSTEMS.

WE WILL HAVE PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR --

AND EXPECT TO BACK UP AND RUNNING TO BRING YOU NEWS AT SIX P-M ON SUNDAY. Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE-OC


A SCARY SITUATION AFTER A SINKHOLE OPENS UP AND SWALLOWS A MAN ALIVE.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE SEARCH FOR THE VICTIM -

AND THE N-B-C TWO INVESTIGATORS SET OUT TO DETERMINE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PLUS ---

happy birthday

A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY TODAY AT ONE 105 YEAR OLDS FAVORITE SPOT --

THE GYM.

HIS SECRET TO LONGEVITY --

BOOZE.

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TZ1 A) LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-VO


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TZ1 B) 105 YO BDAY PARTY-NATSVO


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TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC


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STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS


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ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP


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FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL


THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

CLOUDY AND COOL WEEKEND

Southwest Florida will see quite the change when it comes to our weekend weather as it will feature more clouds, a few showers, and chilly temperatures.

Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will stay in place and with another push of cool air, overnight lows will tumble into the upper 40s by morning.

Saturday will start of quite chilly and we're not expecting much of a warm up as afternoon temperatures remain in the middle 60s. While much of day should stay dry, a couple of passing showers during the day can't be ruled out. As upper level energy rides over the peninsula, a better chance for scattered shower activity will remain in the forecast late Saturday carrying over into early Sunday morning, especially along the coast.

Clouds will stick around for the better half of our Sunday with partial clearing throughout the afternoon. After morning lows in the middle 40s, temperatures will have a hard time making it out of the lower 60s. High pressure will move in by the first of the week clearing our skies out with a slight warm up through Tuesday under mostly sunny skies.

By Wednesday, we'll be tracking another cold front which will bring us another shot of cool and dry air to end the week. Return to index of stories...


PALM BEACH GROWHOUSE PHONER


AND MORE BREAKING NEWS INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ON THE SCENE OF A GROWHOUSE.

IT'S ON BUENA VISTA BOULEVARD RIGHT OFF OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

NBC2'S LEIGH DANA IS THERE AND JOINS US LIVE VIA PHONE.

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COSTELLO TRIAL DAY FIVE-OC-BOXES


IN A STUNNING AND LAST MINUTE DECISION --

THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS OWN SON --

TOOK THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

N-B-C TWO'S MATT WRIGHT IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS WITH WHAT HE SAID AND WHERE THIS CASE STANDS TONIGHT.

MATT.

HAPPENING NOW. THE DEFENSE IS PRESENTING ITS CASE IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF RYAN COSTELLO.

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HE'S THE FORT MYERS MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING HIS FOUR MONTH OLD SON TO DEATH IN 2010.

TODAY. COSTELLO'S MOTHER PATTY TEARED UP AS SHE TOOK THE STAND.

SHE TESTIFIED SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HEARING OF THE BABY'S INJURIES. BUT COULD NOT FIND RYAN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

THAT'S WHEN SHE TOLD HIM TO TURN HIMSELF IN TO DEPUTIES.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRIAL. Return to index of stories...


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"The defense calls Ryan Costello"

IN A LAST MINUTE MOVE. THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE MURDER TRIAL TOOK THE STAND.

Did you do anything to harm your son Darwin? No I did not

RYAN COSTELLO LAID OUT HIS VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT HIS FOUR MONTH OLD SON DARWIN SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.

DARWIN WOULD LATER DIE.

'I was a good parent to my kids and now I being accusedofkillkngoneof them

COSTELLO REBUFFED TESTIMONY FROM THE STATE'S KEY WITNESS -- COSTELLO'S EX. WHITNEY SIMONSEN.

BOTH SIDES AGREE THERE WAS A FIGHT.

BUT SIMONSEN testified COSTELLO ATTACKED HER. SHE FAKED BEING UNCONSCIOUS AND WHEN SHE CAME TO. COSTELLO HANDED HER THEIR UNRESPONSIVE SON.

TODAY. COSTELLO SAID SHE LIED. THAT SIMONSEN CAME HOME DRUNK FROM A NIGHT OF PARTYING. AND BEGAN FIGHTING WITH HIM.

HE SAYS SIMONSEN THEN TORE APART A MARIJUANA GROW ROOM IN THEIR HOUSE.

I cleared the stairs and that's when she started throwing pot plants at me.

COSTELLO SAID HE CARRIED THE BABY UPSTAIRS. WHEN WHITNEY THREW SOMETHING AT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

THEN.

I noticed Darwin wasn't in my hands wasn't doing too well, bluish, sounded funny. Gasping for air like you got the wind knocked out of you.

HE ADMITS HE DROPPED DARWIN OFF AT THE HOSPITAL QUICKLY BUT SAYS SIMONSEN TOLD HIM TO GET RID OF THE POT BEFORE COPS SHOWED UP.

COSTELLO TESTIFIED HE WAS SCARED AND HAD NO IDEA HOW BADLY DARWIN WAS HURT. Return to index of stories...


COSTELLO TRIAL DAY FIVE-REM1


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TAMPA SINKHOLE-TRX-VOTOPS


INSIDE THIS HOME --

AUTHORITIES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ARE STARTING RECOVERY EFFORTS TO FIND A MAN SWALLOWED UP BY A SINKHOLE.

TWO BROTHERS WERE SLEEPING INSIDE THIS HOME LAST NIGHT -

WHEN ONE HEARD THE OTHER CRY FOR HELP.

HE RAN INTO HIS BROTHER'S ROOM JUST IN TIME TO SEE HIM DISAPPEAR INTO THE GROUND. Return to index of stories...


LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-OC


SO THAT GOT US WONDERING --

COULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN HERE?

N-B-C TWO INVESTIGATOR DAVE ELIAS UNCOVERING THE ANSWERS TONIGHT. Return to index of stories...


LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-CKW


SINKHOLES ARE COMMON PLACE IN FLORIDA.BUT THE GOODNEWS. ACCORDING TO

GEOLOGISTS, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. Return to index of stories...


LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-PKG


dr. Joe van Gaalen/PHD Geologist / 12:50:02 If you think of it like a layer cake like this

in Florida they're tilted like so when you get further north that way toward Tampa the under layers get closer to

the surface 12:50;14

MAKING IT LESS LIKELY FOR ACTIVITY.

12:50;23 down by us that boundary is much greater distance so you get 100 or 200 feet.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE TAMPA AREA POLLUTED WITH SINKHOLES.

FROM ACIDIC WATER ERRODING THE LIMESTONE.

12:51:21 It's basically dissolving the limestone there over time and eventually collapse completely. 12:51;26

BUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ISN'T IMMUNE. WE DO SEE SMALLER SINKHOLES LIKE THIS ONE LAST

JANUARY.

Robert Simms / 08:25 There was water everywhere. The asphalt was still there you couldn't tell it was a hole.

THIS ASPHALT GAVE WAY AND SWALLOWED THIS SCHOOL BUS.

12:53:36 There are occasional warning signs.

THOSE SIGNS DON'T ALWAYS TAKE A GEOLOGIST TO POINT THEM OUT.

geologist. 12:53:42 The problem is a lot of times the warning signs look just like engineer flawsin your

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LOCAL SINKHOLE COVERAGE-CKW


OTHER CLUES FOR HOMEOWNERS TO DETECT WARNING SIGNS FOR A FORMING SINK HOLE.

INCLUDE CRACKED TILES OR YOUR LAWN BECOMING UN-EVEN. BUT GEOLOGSIST'S POINT OUT

THESE SINKHOLES CAN HAPPEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN THE STUDIO, DAVE ELIAS

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CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN-OC


FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS --

FORT MYERS POLICE IS CRACKING DOWN ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WHO DON'T WEAR THEIR SEATBELTS.

IT'S PART OF THE CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN.

YOU CAN GET PULLED OVER SOLELY FOR NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

THE FINE FOR A VIOLATION IS 113 DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


TWINS READ ACROSS AMERICA-VOTOPS


THE MINNESOTA TWINS HOSTED READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY AT THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX TODAY.

A FEW MEMBERS OF THE CLUB TOOK TIME TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS --

AND THEN TOOK TIME TO ENCOURAGE READING AND PROMOTE THE POWER OF READING.

THIS FOURTH GRADE CLASS FROM SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY IN BONITA SPRINGS --

IS NOT ONLY HONORING DOCTOR SUESS ON HIS BIRTHDAY --

BUT TODAY'S FIELD TRIP WAS REWARD FOR FINISHING THE F-CAT THIS WEEK. Return to index of stories...


TWINS READ ACROSS AMERICA-SOT


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SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


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RORY MCILROY WITHDRAWS-ONCAM


NOBODY LIKES A BAD TOOTHACHE. NOT EVEN THE TOP-RANKED GOLFER IN THE WORLD.

RORY MCILROY. THE DEFENDING CHAMP AT THE HONDA CLASSIC. IS OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. CITING A SORE WISDOM TOOTH THAT WILL BE COMING OUT SOON.

MCILROY WALKED OFF THE COURSE DURING HIS 9TH HOLE OF THE DAY.

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HONDA CLASSIC ROUND 2-VOTOPS


MCILROY HAD A ROUGH DAY. ALL OVER THE PLACE WHILE FIGHTING THROUGH THE PAIN. WATCH THE OUTBURST OF FRUSTRATION AT THE 11TH HOLE, WHICH HE DOUBLE-BOGIED.

TIGER WOODS WILL BE AROUND FOR THE WEEKEND. BARELY. GETS THE BIRDIE AT THE NINTH.

WOODS. AT EVEN PAR. JUST MAKING THE CUT. Return to index of stories...


HONDA SCORES-CGTOPS


LUKE GUTHRIE. YOUR LEADER AT NINE-UNDER.

NORTH FORT MYERS GRAD GEORGE MCNEILL MAKES THE CUT AT ONE-UNDER. Return to index of stories...


FGCU KEEPS ASUN TITLE HOPES ALIVE-VOTOPS


THE F-G-C-U MEN'S HOOPS TEAM COULD BE ATLANTIC SUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

THE EAGLES STAYED ALIVE WITH A HUGE WIN OVER MERCER LAST NIGHT.

NOT ONLY DID IT PUT THEM A VICTORY AND A MERCER LOSS ON SATURDAY AWAY FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

IT ALSO SET A PROGRAM MILESTONE: 20 WINS IN A SEASON. Return to index of stories...


ENFIELD REAX-SOTTOPS


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MIAMI DUKE PREVIEW-VOTOPS


FIFTH-RANKED MIAMI HAS A SHOT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING THAT'S RARELY DONE: SWEEP DUKE DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.

THE CANES CRUSHED THE BLUE DEVILS IN JANUARY.

IT PROBABLY WON'T BE THAT EASY ON SATURDAY. BUT MIAMI PLAYERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REMATCH. Return to index of stories...


KADJI REAX-SOTTOPS


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DALLAS CRAWFORD 2ND ON DEPTH CHART-VOTOPS


SPEAKING OF THE CANES. THE FOOTBALL TEAM'S SPRING DEPTH CHART HAS BEEN RELEASED. AND DALLAS CRAWFORD AS LISTED AS MIAMI'S SECOND-STRING RUNNING BACK.

THE SOUTH FORT MYERS GRAD WILL BACK UP STAR BACK DUKE JOHNSON.

CRAWFORD PLAYED MOSTLY ON SPECIAL TEAMS LAST YEAR AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN. Return to index of stories...


RED SOX TONIGHT-ONCAM


MIKE NAPOLI WILL MAKE HIS RED SOX DEBUT TONIGHT AT JET BLUE PARK.

THE SOX SPENT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. WITH EIGHT MILLION MORE TO BE MADE IN INCENTIVES. TO BRING THE ONE-TIME CATCHER IN TO BE THEIR NEW FIRST BASEMAN.

NAPOLI. WHO HAS BEEN DEALING WITH AN INJURED HIM. WILL START.

THE SOX PLAY THE PIRATES AT SEVEN P-M. Return to index of stories...


SPRING TRAINING SCORES-CGTOPS


FORMER F-G-C-U STAR CHRIS SALE. WITH AN IMPRESSIVE SPRING DEBUT AGAINST THE INDIANS. STRIKING OUT THREE IN TWO-PLUS SCORELESS INNINGS.

THE TWINS BEAT THE MARLINS.

THE RAYS LOSE TO THE BLUE JAYS. Return to index of stories...


EVERBLADES PINK JERSEYS-VOTOPS


AND THE FLORIDA EVERBLADES WILL BREAK OUT THESE GOOD-LOOKING JERSEYS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

IT'S PINK IN THE RINK WEEKEND FOR THE BLADES AT GERMAIN ARENA.

THE JERSEYS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF FOR CHARITY AFTER SATURDAY'S GAME.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT CHARITIES COMMITTED TO FIGHTING CANCER. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM


THE F-G-C-U BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS ITS HOME OPENER TONIGHT AGAINST MANHATTAN AT SIX-THIRTY.

F-G-C-U. RANKED 23RD IN THE NATION AFTER ITS THREE-GAME SWEEP OF FLORIDA OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE EAGLES WILL PLAY NINE HOME GAMES IN THE NEXT TEN DAYS.

THAT'S SPORTS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. Return to index of stories...


RACE FOR THE CURE-SS-BNR-OC


THE SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IS A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY.

N-B-C TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE EVENT TO HELP FIGHT BREAST CANCER.

IT'S SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH AT COCONUT POINT MALL IN ESTERO.

YOU CAN REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, START A TEAM, OR JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION - GO TO NBC DASH TWO DOT COM AND CLICK THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF OUR HOMEPAGE. Return to index of stories...


105 YO BDAY PARTY-NATSTOPSVO


happy birthday to you

THE GYM MANAGER AT PLANET FITNESS IN NAPLES PRESENTED ITS OLDEST MEMBER WITH A BIRTHDAY CAKE TODAY.

FRANCIS SMITH IS CELEBRATING HIS 105TH BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY --

THE SAME DAY AS HIS 30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

HE'S BEEN WORKING OUT AT THE GYM THREE DAYS A WEEK FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS FOLLOWING A SHOULDER INJURY.

HIS SECRET TO A LONG LIFE --

HE SAYS IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE CHOICES YOU MAKE. Return to index of stories...


105 YO BDAY PARTY-SOTVO


FRANCIS & PRISCILLA SMITH.

choose the rigth booze. I'm a great advocote of good whiskey. He doesn't know this yet. But the cups I had made up say wicked old happy 105th. So that sums it up.

IF YOU COULDN'T TELL FROM THAT BITE --

THE COUPLE MOVED HERE FULL TIME FROM BOSTON SEVERAL YEARS AGO. Return to index of stories...


CLOSE-4SHOT


GOODBYE Return to index of stories...